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, Session Block B5

10:45 Active Cavity Transition (ACT) Façade - From Realization to Future Application

Chair: Paul-Rouven Denz, Priedemann Façade Lab, Berlin, Germany

Interior sun shading for energy-efficient glazed façades

  • Resource, energy and space saving façade
  • System comparison and LCA
  • Future research & development

Paul-Rouven Denz, Priedemann Façade Lab, Berlin, Germany

In-situ testing of an ACT façade

  • VERU test facility
  • Pre-Testing of Festo AC E6
  • Pre-Testing of Continental HQ façade

Matthias Kersken, Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics, Holzkirchen, Germany

Festo Automation Center - A Case Study

  • An innovative building for an innovative client
  • Fully glazed high-rise façade
  • Interdisciplinary planning process

Jens Jaschek, architekturbüro jaschek, Stuttgart, Germany

Quantifying the performance of an ACT façade

  • Simulation model design
  • Verification by testing
  • CFD and thermal simulation

Bruno Bueno, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems, Freiburg, Germany

Future visions on ACT façades

  • Façade retrofit by interior fit-out system
  • Energy savings and carbon impacts
  • Hybrid ventilation

Stefan Holst, Transsolar Energietechnik, Munich, Germany

12:30 Lunch